As I was having a conversation with my son the other day, I noticed I was looking up at him while we were talking. It blindsided me, as it often does parents, that my little boy was closer to being a man than he was a child.

It’s still early for most of the big buzz out of the San Diego Comic-Con, the foremost pop culture extravaganza which is usually a treasure trove of panels, presentations and previews to whet the appetites of fans of movies, television, video...